Federal Air Marshals were instructed to board deportation flights carrying violent illegal aliens without their firearms, according to an exclusive May 30, 2025, email obtained by this publication. The order came from Brian Belcher, Director of the Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service, appointed under the Biden administration, raising serious concerns about the safety and security of these high-risk operations.
In the email, the Biden regime’s holdover is instructing FAM that they will support ICE in their efforts to ship these violent illegal aliens out of the country. One of Belcher’s key instructions states, “LE/FAMS personnel conducting removal operations in the civil aviation domain will not travel armed, similar to EROs performing this function.”
Director of the Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service Brian Belcher
These flights typically carry 180 deportees and are accompanied by private security guards and Federal Air Marshals. It is unclear if those contracted guards are allowed to carry their firearms on board.
The Department of Homeland Security declined to comment on this report, but the agency prioritizes security and places the highest importance on safety.
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